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| Fault forces Qantas plane to land | Fault forces Qantas plane to land |
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| A Qantas passenger plane flying to Melbourne, Australia, has been forced to make an emergency landing at Adelaide due to a mechanical fault. | |
| Local news reports say the pilot told passengers there was a problem with one of the landing gear doors. | Local news reports say the pilot told passengers there was a problem with one of the landing gear doors. |
| A Qantas spokeswoman said there was no risk to passengers' safety at any time. | A Qantas spokeswoman said there was no risk to passengers' safety at any time. |
| The incident comes three days after a Qantas plane made an emergency landing in the Philippines after a large hole appeared in its fuselage. | The incident comes three days after a Qantas plane made an emergency landing in the Philippines after a large hole appeared in its fuselage. |
| A Qantas spokeswoman told The Canberra Times website that a Melbourne-bound Boeing 737-800 returned to Adelaide shortly after take-off on Monday night because it was believed one of the landing gear doors had failed to retract. | A Qantas spokeswoman told The Canberra Times website that a Melbourne-bound Boeing 737-800 returned to Adelaide shortly after take-off on Monday night because it was believed one of the landing gear doors had failed to retract. |